The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-07-07

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lovely fan and form, Of the faaAsrs mopsy bags.
pass and ppass vnder her baasoays ogling her
with all their might; II she seams pleased by
this admiratiou, the gen,lsmau' sssires into q
convenient porsone doorway and declares his
passion 10. the gesture language, v she replies,
he gets third party to sound pssef familias,
who, if generous and unexactins, Is then inter-
viewed by the happy lovers father, and the
young people sresoon united in the holy bonds
of matrimony.
Recently projected marriage in the upper
most circle of this city Was broken of, as the
mattress covers furnished by the bride-elect did
not come up to the expectationsot the betrothed
and his family.
Many marriages originate In churches. Priests
. even are sometimes overcome by the tender pas
sion. The following case was, brought to my
notice some time ago: A young lady, on her
knees by her sister, looked at the officiating
priest. who, at the same instant, looked at her
electric sparks flew from their eyes, and they
loved at first sight. She grew more and more
regular 10 her devotions and he 10 his services
They walked air. were in the seventh
heaven of bliss unulterable, but alas their
happiness was reported to his. superior, who
called up The guilty servant of the Lord,
reproached him bitterly for his miscon-
duct and banished him to a far away
monastery On the way to that dismal abode
the victim OF circumstances and of Cupid made
himself scarce, and wrote from a safe place to
the sister of his adored that he would leave the
church if his beloved Maria would be his The
sister replied that rs he and Maria were both
penniless he must think OF her no more and sub
nit at once to mother church.
! Primogeniture was abolished in Sicily at the
beginning OF this century, but it is still the fash
ion TO marry off the eldest daughter first. Ifa
man falls in love with younger daughter he
must find husband or husbands tor her sister
or sisters before he can Call her his own Since
1860 most of the Converts throughout the
country have been secularized So that unmarried
women have no longer a refuge against the cruel
! world
Italian old IN lids bid lair ia time to rival in
numbers the sisterhood in England. AS spinsters,
in this country, have no social position, and are
looked upon objects of pity, their friends and
relatives are untiriug in their endeavOrs to find
them husbands and you are constantly asked
if you do not know OF suitable party for Mis-.
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The Sicilians are a mixed race Greeks, Ro-
mans, Saracens, Spanards, French, Germans and
hence this type of female beauty is composite
The large full eyes of brilliant jet, wide mou tbs
and their lips are Latin the low, broad fore
head and rounded chin, Greek the coarse black
hair and massive nose, Sarace mic ; the rudy
complexion and squat figure, French. In a
state OF repose their faces are hard it IS under
the influence of strong emotion or passion tina
the Scilian looks her best
La jeunesse d0ree is handsome set of fellows
All for love and the world we'll lost is their
motto; and they live up to it,
MEssINA, Sicily. June II, 1887.
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